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Crosby Yacht Yard Fire
Posted 01/03/2004. Updated Dec 5, 2012
Photos by Britton Crosby
Firefighters prepare to battle the fire inside the aluminum Shed
4.
COMM Ladder 307 operates
1000 gpm from the aerial.
COMM Firefighters operating 2-1/2" on side 4.
Protecting exposures on side 4.
Hyannis firefighters working on side
4.
Structural collapse of Shed 2 on side
4.
Operating on side 3/4 corner.
Approximately a dozen 1-1/2 " lines
operated at the scene.
A slushy snow cover prevented some of
the embers from causing more problems.
The fire could be seen for miles.
Thick acrid smoke from the fire drifted westerly causing upper Cape departments
to
respond to numerous smoke calls.
The fiberglass boats, plastics, and hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel
made the smoke very thick and gave it
a distinct odor.
Lieutenant Rogers
and Hyannis Deputy Melanson.
Side 4
This historic Wianno Senior frame was stored next to shed 2. It was saved
as was the small building shown
above on the right.
COMM Firefighters
Long and Osgood working on side 4.
A 2-1/2" hose stream operating on side 4 protects the Wianno Senior frame.
OSTERVILLE, MA.
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 2131 Hours
The Fourth Alarm was transmitted at
approximately 2144 hours.
4th
Alarm - 2144
E406 - Otis Engine to scene, brand
patrol on Little Island
E25 - Falmouth Engine in Staging
E43 - Yarmouth Engine responded to
scene and operated at OH Marine
L206 - Barnstable Ladder was delayed
due to staffing, in Staging
R458 - Sandwich ambulance responded
to scene
Station Coverage on 4th Alarm
Centerville Station 1 - E48 Yarmouth
Engine - Then went to Ost Station
Centerville Station 1 - R828 and R825
from Hyannis covered and did calls
Osterville Station 2 - E451 Sandwich
Engine - Then went to scene
Marstons Mills Station 3 - E23
Falmouth Engine
Hyannis Station - E112 from Dennis -
Then went to Cent HQ
Hyannis Station - L110 from Dennis
Hyannis Station - HR241 from Brewster
for regional coverage
Hyannis Station - C181 Chatham Chief
for regional coverage
West Barnstable Station - R242 from
Brewster
Barnstable Station - E106 from Dennis
Mashpee Station - E294 responded to
Mashpee -
E294 later covered Marstons Mills
Mashpee Station - E2 from Onset and
Onset C1
Mashpee Station - L26 from Falmouth
for regional coverage
Falmouth Station 3 - E125 from Bourne
Sandwich Station 1 - E6 from Plymouth
Sandwich Station 3 - E123 from Bourne
Bourne Station 3 - E5 from Plymouth
Yarmouth Station 1 - E69 from Harwich
Yarmouth Station 2 - E233 from
Brewster
Dennis Station 1 - E185 from Chatham
Dennis Station 2 - E234 from Brewster
Harwich Station 1 - E64 from E
Harwich
Harwich Station 2 - E175 from Orleans
A 5th
Alarm request at approximately 2149 was covered by other radio
traffic and was not transmitted,
although special calls to the scene
made the equivalent of a 5th alarm to
work at the scene.
5th
Alarm Run Card would have been...
E451 - Sandwich Engine
(responded on special call)
E23 -
Falmouth Engine (did not respond to scene, covering Mills)
E48 -
Yarmouth Engine (did not respond to scene, covering Ost)
L356 - Mashpee Tower (came on
special call and operated at scene)
HR241 -
Brewster Heavy Rescue (did not respond to scene, covered Hya)
R262 - Cotuit ambulance, responded to
scene Staging
C371 - Mashpee chief responded to
scene
Special Call for 3 additional Aerial Ladders - 2150
LT356 - Mashpee Tower responded to
scene, operated on OH Marine
sector later in fire due to access problems
LT450 - Sandwich Tower responded to
scene, operated water tower Nauticus
Marine side 4.
L297 - West Barnstable Ladder staged
and crew operated at scene
L41 - Yarmouth responded and crew
operated at scene
Special Calls
E451 - Sandwich Engine to staging
M808 - Hyannis Fire Boat responded to
scene and operated from water side 3
S370 - Mashpee pickup responded with
Diesel Fuel
S-29 - Falmouth pickup responded with
Diesel fuel
C-371 - Mashpee Chief to scene
C-441 - Sandwich Chief to the scene
ISU - The Fire Marshall's Incident
Support Unit spent 2 days on scene
USCG - Coast Guard pollution control
trailer responded